Summer Break
From the heart, not the store.
“I can’t even have a little clue?” Harry has been asking me what I had planned for this evening all day.
“Harry, stop! I’m not telling you!” I laughed when I heard a huge sigh coming from my phone.
“Can I come over and see you?” he asked pleadingly.
“No!”
“And why not?”
“If you come over now, you’re just going to try and get me to tell you. Or I’ll just end up telling you!”
“Alright, fine. You know when we decided this, I didn’t think it would entail not being able to see you the whole day when you’re just right down the hall.”
“It’ll just make seeing each other later that much better then, huh?”
“Okay.” I could hear the smile in his voice. “When do I come get you?”
“I’ll come get you.”
“What?!” he exclaimed, his accent making me laugh.
“What?” I cried with amusement.
“You’re making me feel like less of a man…” he replied sarcastically.
“Oh, be quiet. It’ll be worth it; at least I hope you’ll think so.”
He sighed. “As long as I’m with you it’s worth it.”
Every time he said anything like that I couldn’t help myself from letting the hugest, dorkiest grin cross my face. “You’re right.” I joked.
He let out a loud laugh. “I remember when I’d say things like that and you’d say, ‘Harry, stop.’ And you’d start blushing and you’d just look at the ground smiling.”
“You can’t see me right now! Okay, I’m gonna go okay. I’ll see you in a couple hours okay?”
“Wait, should I dress up?”
“Eh, no it’s pretty casual. Wear something weather appropriate.”
“Alright, see you soon love.”
“See you.” I hung up the phone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After I set everything up, I went to Harry’s room and knocked on his door. “HI!” A huge smile crossed my face and my eyes squinted when he opened the door.
“Hello, wow, you look gorgeous.” He pulled me in for a kiss.
“Thanks, you don’t look too bad yourself.” He opened the door wider so I could step in and pulled a bouquet of flower from behind his back. “Harry! Tiger Lillies? ” I took them from his hand, “What, Why, How’d you get these?”
He shrugged. “I know a guy.”
I jumped from excitement and swung the hand opposite my flowers around his neck. “I love them.”
“Good. You know it would’ve been easier to put them in a vase if you let me pick you up.”
“Oh Harry. We can take them; speaking of do you have a bandana or anything I can use?”
He paused for a moment, “Uh, Yes. Why?”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Why did I have to cover my eyes? I’m scared.”
“Harry, don’t you trust me?” I asked guiding him out of the elevator. He sighed and let me continue to pull him towards the already opened door. “Alright, are you ready?”
“No, I love having a bandana around my face.”
I hit him on the arm, “Oh be quiet.” I reached around him and untied the bandana in the back uncovering his eyes then stepped beside him.
His jaw fell when he looked around him. We were on the roof of the hotel, I put lights up everywhere and far in front of us a picnic blanket with some food I made today. When we looked up you could see all the stars shining. “You did all this?”
“Yea?”
“Wow, this is brilliant. I never would have thought of something like this.” He pulled me into his arms and squeezed me as tight as he could.
“Good, I was worried you wouldn’t like it.”
“What? Why? I’ll like anything you do for me.”
“I don’t know. I just, I guess I just... Harry, I don’t know. I’m hungry; let’s eat before it gets cold.”
Harry took my hand and we walked over to the blanket. I had to plate of chicken parmesan covered up since I was away, some wine, and the dessert in the basket. We sat down and dug in.
~~~~~~~~~~~
“You know, that was probably one of the best meals I’ve had in a while.”
“I’m glad you think so!” I reached over and pulled the dessert out of the basket. “Here, these are like, my signature cookies.” I laughed and took one out after he did.
Harry chewed for a bit while looking around, then he smacked his lips. “Quite good.”
“Oh gee, thanks.” I put the box down and took a bite of the cookie.
“I like them. They’re soft and chocolaty.”
“Yea, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip. But I put a special ingredient in them.”
“What’s that?”
I put my cookie down on my napkin and extended my arms out to make a huge heart. “Love!” I laughed, “Just kidding, I put applesauce and half a banana in it.” I picked up my cookie and shrugged.
“You know what I like about you?” he said.
“How unbelievably funny I am.” I say sarcastically, flipping my hair.
He ran his hands through his hair as he laughed, “That and, how passionate you are. How thoughtful you are, and how happy you are. You’re incredible.” I couldn’t help but smile at his words. “Here, I got you something.” He reached behind him.
“What?! No! Ashley told me you weren’t getting anything so I didn’t bring anything!”
“It’s alright, I just wrote you something.” He pulled a folded piece of paper from his pocket and placed it in my hand. “You don’t have to read it now; actually you don’t even have to read it tonight. You can wait; I just knew you would like a gift from the heart instead of from the store.”
I sat there with the note in my hand, looking at Harry. There was a small smile on my face, but I think most of my face gave away how surprised I was. How could you find out so much about a person over such a short period of time? How could you like someone so much after knowing them for a month? How could everything with him feel so right? Did relationship always feel like this? I have nothing to compare it to, so how should I know?
Harry moved over to me and put his hand on my cheek. I still didn’t say anything; I just stared at him, like how could someone like him think all those things about me. He swiftly moved his hand behind my head and kissed me. I closed my eyes, as many times as he kissed me, not once did it feel like this. It’s like we were meant to be here in this moment, with each other. Just then I could hear the fireworks, they seemed so real. What the hell, I didn’t know that happened in real life?
“Uh, Annabelle. Did you plan this too?” he pointed over towards the opposite side of the building at the fireworks in the sky.
I laughed at my thoughts, “No, definitely not.”
He smiled and kissed me on the cheek and moved beside. “You know,” he grabbed my hand. “This is probably the best one month anniversary I’ve ever had.”
“Oh, yea. It’s definitely in my top 5.”
He looked at me confused and I just laughed.
“I’m joking. Number one all the way. Without a doubt… Obviously.” I pecked him on the lips then leaned to his side and we watched the Fireworks.
“Harry, stop! I’m not telling you!” I laughed when I heard a huge sigh coming from my phone.
“Can I come over and see you?” he asked pleadingly.
“No!”
“And why not?”
“If you come over now, you’re just going to try and get me to tell you. Or I’ll just end up telling you!”
“Alright, fine. You know when we decided this, I didn’t think it would entail not being able to see you the whole day when you’re just right down the hall.”
“It’ll just make seeing each other later that much better then, huh?”
“Okay.” I could hear the smile in his voice. “When do I come get you?”
“I’ll come get you.”
“What?!” he exclaimed, his accent making me laugh.
“What?” I cried with amusement.
“You’re making me feel like less of a man…” he replied sarcastically.
“Oh, be quiet. It’ll be worth it; at least I hope you’ll think so.”
He sighed. “As long as I’m with you it’s worth it.”
Every time he said anything like that I couldn’t help myself from letting the hugest, dorkiest grin cross my face. “You’re right.” I joked.
He let out a loud laugh. “I remember when I’d say things like that and you’d say, ‘Harry, stop.’ And you’d start blushing and you’d just look at the ground smiling.”
“You can’t see me right now! Okay, I’m gonna go okay. I’ll see you in a couple hours okay?”
“Wait, should I dress up?”
“Eh, no it’s pretty casual. Wear something weather appropriate.”
“Alright, see you soon love.”
“See you.” I hung up the phone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After I set everything up, I went to Harry’s room and knocked on his door. “HI!” A huge smile crossed my face and my eyes squinted when he opened the door.
“Hello, wow, you look gorgeous.” He pulled me in for a kiss.
“Thanks, you don’t look too bad yourself.” He opened the door wider so I could step in and pulled a bouquet of flower from behind his back. “Harry! Tiger Lillies? ” I took them from his hand, “What, Why, How’d you get these?”
He shrugged. “I know a guy.”
I jumped from excitement and swung the hand opposite my flowers around his neck. “I love them.”
“Good. You know it would’ve been easier to put them in a vase if you let me pick you up.”
“Oh Harry. We can take them; speaking of do you have a bandana or anything I can use?”
He paused for a moment, “Uh, Yes. Why?”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Why did I have to cover my eyes? I’m scared.”
“Harry, don’t you trust me?” I asked guiding him out of the elevator. He sighed and let me continue to pull him towards the already opened door. “Alright, are you ready?”
“No, I love having a bandana around my face.”
I hit him on the arm, “Oh be quiet.” I reached around him and untied the bandana in the back uncovering his eyes then stepped beside him.
His jaw fell when he looked around him. We were on the roof of the hotel, I put lights up everywhere and far in front of us a picnic blanket with some food I made today. When we looked up you could see all the stars shining. “You did all this?”
“Yea?”
“Wow, this is brilliant. I never would have thought of something like this.” He pulled me into his arms and squeezed me as tight as he could.
“Good, I was worried you wouldn’t like it.”
“What? Why? I’ll like anything you do for me.”
“I don’t know. I just, I guess I just... Harry, I don’t know. I’m hungry; let’s eat before it gets cold.”
Harry took my hand and we walked over to the blanket. I had to plate of chicken parmesan covered up since I was away, some wine, and the dessert in the basket. We sat down and dug in.
~~~~~~~~~~~
“You know, that was probably one of the best meals I’ve had in a while.”
“I’m glad you think so!” I reached over and pulled the dessert out of the basket. “Here, these are like, my signature cookies.” I laughed and took one out after he did.
Harry chewed for a bit while looking around, then he smacked his lips. “Quite good.”
“Oh gee, thanks.” I put the box down and took a bite of the cookie.
“I like them. They’re soft and chocolaty.”
“Yea, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip. But I put a special ingredient in them.”
“What’s that?”
I put my cookie down on my napkin and extended my arms out to make a huge heart. “Love!” I laughed, “Just kidding, I put applesauce and half a banana in it.” I picked up my cookie and shrugged.
“You know what I like about you?” he said.
“How unbelievably funny I am.” I say sarcastically, flipping my hair.
He ran his hands through his hair as he laughed, “That and, how passionate you are. How thoughtful you are, and how happy you are. You’re incredible.” I couldn’t help but smile at his words. “Here, I got you something.” He reached behind him.
“What?! No! Ashley told me you weren’t getting anything so I didn’t bring anything!”
“It’s alright, I just wrote you something.” He pulled a folded piece of paper from his pocket and placed it in my hand. “You don’t have to read it now; actually you don’t even have to read it tonight. You can wait; I just knew you would like a gift from the heart instead of from the store.”
I sat there with the note in my hand, looking at Harry. There was a small smile on my face, but I think most of my face gave away how surprised I was. How could you find out so much about a person over such a short period of time? How could you like someone so much after knowing them for a month? How could everything with him feel so right? Did relationship always feel like this? I have nothing to compare it to, so how should I know?
Harry moved over to me and put his hand on my cheek. I still didn’t say anything; I just stared at him, like how could someone like him think all those things about me. He swiftly moved his hand behind my head and kissed me. I closed my eyes, as many times as he kissed me, not once did it feel like this. It’s like we were meant to be here in this moment, with each other. Just then I could hear the fireworks, they seemed so real. What the hell, I didn’t know that happened in real life?
“Uh, Annabelle. Did you plan this too?” he pointed over towards the opposite side of the building at the fireworks in the sky.
I laughed at my thoughts, “No, definitely not.”
He smiled and kissed me on the cheek and moved beside. “You know,” he grabbed my hand. “This is probably the best one month anniversary I’ve ever had.”
“Oh, yea. It’s definitely in my top 5.”
He looked at me confused and I just laughed.
“I’m joking. Number one all the way. Without a doubt… Obviously.” I pecked him on the lips then leaned to his side and we watched the Fireworks.
Notes
Boo,Hahaha, get it cause it's October. So while writing this, I've realized how bad my writers block is getting. I'm trying to figure out what is going to happen next, and I try to write when I'm not wanted to kill myself because of all the homework and studying I have to do. Whatever. Anyway, I'm sorry I'm not updating as much as usual. I am not really sure if I'll be able to update again this week, but I will try because I love writing. Hahaha. Anyway, leave me comments please, please, please. Just tell me what you think or if you like it. It doesn't have to be much, just keeps me writing. Alright, thank y'all so much for reading and subscribing. Now I'm going to go eat some pomegranate. Byeeeee!
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3/23/15